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Labor market adjustments after a large import shock: evidence from the German clothing industry and the multi-fibre arrangement

Braakmann, Nils; Wagner, Joachim - 2009

This paper considers labor market adjustments following a large import shock in the German clothing industry caused by the phasing out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement. Using the German shoe industry as a control group and administrative data, we study adjustments on the individual and firm level...

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Intra-industry adjustment to import competition: theory and application to the German clothing industry

Raff, Horst; Wagner, Joachim - 2009

This paper uses an oligopoly model with heterogeneous firms to examine how an industry adjusts to rising import competition. The model predicts that in the short run the least efficient firms in the industry become inactive, surviving firms face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the...

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Diploma No Problem : Can Private Schools Be of Lower Quality than Public Schools?

Brunello, Giorgio; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2004

Motivated by anecdotal as well as econometric evidence from Italy, we ask whether private schools can provide lower … offering at a positive price lower quality than the public school can be an equilibrium. The calibrated parameters for Italy …

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School Vouchers Italian Style

Brunello, Giorgio; Checchi, Daniele - 2005

School vouchers introduced recently in some Italian regions have lowered the cost of private schools. On one side, we provide evidence that Italian private schools may be selected for different reasons than quality considerations. On the other side, by exploiting individual data on voucher...

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Intergenerational persistence in educational attainment in Italy

Checchi, Daniele; Fiorio, Carlo V.; Leonardi, Marco - 2008

levels over time in Italy. However, focusing on equality of circumstances, we show that there is still a persistent …

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Wage effects of recruitment methods: the case of the Italian social service sector

Mosca, Michele; Pastore, Francesco - 2008

volunteers belonging to public, private forprofit and private nonprofit institutions delivering social services in Italy. The …

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Centralized wage determination and regional unemployment differences: the case of Italy

Caponi, Vincenzo - 2008

This paper addresses the problem of the dualism of the Italian economy, particularly of its labor market. Although the Italian labor market is considered to be the most highly regulated among OECD countries, the unemployment rate in the North, which represents two thirds of the whole economy, is...

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Does the expansion of higher education increase the equality of educational opportunities? Evidence from Italy

Bratti, Massimiliano; Checchi, Daniele; Blasio, Guido de - 2008

opportunities. It examines Italy's experience during the 1990s, when policy changes prompted HE institutions to offer a wider range …

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Where do the brainy Italians go?

Constant, Amelie F.; D'Agosto, Elena - 2008

researchers who have at least a bachelor's from Italy and live abroad. There are three alternative country choices: the US …. Ceteris paribus, both push and pull factors are important. While having a Ph.D. from outside Italy predicts the UK choice …, having extra working experience from outside Italy predicts migration to other EU countries. Those who stay abroad …

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Local human capital externalities and wages at the firm level: the case of Italian manufacturing

Bratti, Massimiliano; Leombruni, Roberto - 2009

show that in Italy, like in the US, firms located in geographical areas with a higher stock of human capital pay higher …

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